Can you imagine what Kenya would be like if just a quarter of the population were as human as Mother Teresa? It definitely would be a place which we all love to be associated with.
As Mother Teresa was canonised on Sunday at St. Peters Square Basilica by Pope Francis, we can only celebrate her good deeds that she did while alive.
Her life full of humanity, her selfless commitment to help the poor and the sick is something to be adored and emulated by all.
Born in 1910 in Macedonia, Mother Teresa became a nun only at the age of 18. She committed her whole life to service to humanity regardless of the race or colour.
She helped the poor people in the streets of Kalkatta, India, and in many other countries and also those that no one wanted to be associated with.
In those days when Hiv/Aids was much dreaded, Mother Teresa had the heart to help HIV victims without bias. She made the sick and orphans her friends and offered her love to the unloved in the society.
She was later named the Nobel peace prize in 1979, and her words after winning were 'I am unworthy'.
Although many have been referring her as a saint, she was officially bestowed with the title on Sunday, after years of working to ensure there is enough evidence to earn her the title.
She thus qualified to be made a saint since there are two miracles associated to her of people who received healing after praying to her to intercede for them.
Mother Teresa's legacy of helping those that she called 'the poorest of the poor' is something Kenyans should emulate.
Unfortunately, the poor in Kenya continue languishing in poverty as the rich continue amassing more riches.